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Egas Moniz and pre-frontal leucotomy: beyond controversy
| Resumo: | Public debate and sharing of important issues which have implications for all of us, now and in the future, are an acquired civilizational heritage in that they represent a cultural order which is compatible with participation, citizenship and human rights. This article looks at the case of pre-frontal leucotomy, the objections it encountered when it first appeared, and the way they were assessed and handled at the time, suggesting an explanation which is of an ideological nature. |
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| Autores principais: | Correia, Manuel |
| Assunto: | leucotomia pré-frontal Egas Moniz discussão pública pre-frontal leucotomy Egas Moniz . |
| Ano: | 2006 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Análise Social |
| Resumo: | Public debate and sharing of important issues which have implications for all of us, now and in the future, are an acquired civilizational heritage in that they represent a cultural order which is compatible with participation, citizenship and human rights. This article looks at the case of pre-frontal leucotomy, the objections it encountered when it first appeared, and the way they were assessed and handled at the time, suggesting an explanation which is of an ideological nature. |
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